Page 38 of Regal Rising

Chapter Seven

Regis stood with Avor, and he wrapped his arm around her and lifted Ira in his other.

She grinned when Ira said, “Daddy, you flew with us!”

He laughed. “Kaido’s wings called to us, so we flew.”

“Kay is a good flyer. Did you have fun, Dad?”

He nodded. “It was nice to see the city as well. She knew what she was doing.”

She giggled. “Kay knows everything.”

“She does. She certainly seems to be happy with your brother-in-law,” Regis said softly.

Ira immediately flailed and got to the ground. “I have a brother?”

Regis laughed as Ira made a beeline for Kay and Vaayu. “Did you know him before?”

“He was a bloodthirsty general who had the emperor’s favour. If what I gleaned is correct, Kaido was in the imperial court and assigned to the general for her heat. When the heat was over, she bolted, shifted, and made a portal to come here.”

“Why did she have to shift?”

He chuckled and filled her in on what made female dragons so dangerous. Eggs. Human-sized eggs. From five to a hundred.

“Oh, so she...”

“Gave us reinforcements in the only way she could. Steered generations to this moment.”

“And we broke the Stronghold.”

“What did you do with the elves?”

“Oh, they were depowered. Un-elfed. Turned into normal alphas. I think they are still walking to get to the nearest town.”

“How?”

“You have some very talented granddaughters.”

“That is terrifying.”

“Wait until you meet them. They are so sweet.”

He held her and said, “I think another kiss is in order.”

She smiled and went up on her toes. “Meet me.”

Avor leaned down, and Regis sighed as the kiss went on and on. “So, I have an excellent babysitter. And I have been learning sound-deadening spells. I am fairly sure that when we do head to bed, we can enjoy the reunion.”

Avor sighed. “I will be content just to hold you in my arms. Anything else is a bonus.”

“You have been here for a while.”

He chuckled. “Enough time to understand how things work, and you and yours were right to toss us back so that we could learn to walk in step with our mates. All of the males who haven’t located their match are eager to start the search.”

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